obduracyn.

Brit.

/ˈɒbdjᵿrəsi/,

/ˈɒbdʒᵿrəsi/, U.S.

/ˈɑbd(j)ərəsi/

Forms: 1600s obduracie, 1600s– obduracy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obdurate adj., -acy suffix.

Etymology: < obdurate adj.: see -acy suffix. Compare earlier obduration n., obdurateness n. Compare also obdurity n. N.E.D. (1902) also gives the pronunciation (ǫ̆bdiū^ə·răsi) /əbˈdjʊərəsɪ/.

1. The state or quality of being obdurate; stubbornness, resistance to all entreaty; persistence in wrongdoing or evil.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > obduracy

hardnessOE

rigourc1425

induration1493

indurateness1537

induritness1558

obduracy1600

obdurance1606

obdurateness1612

obdureness1624

obduredness1633

obdurity1655

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > insensibility to moral influence

clumstheada1340

clumstnessa1340

obduracy1600

obdurateness1612

obdureness1624

obduredness1633

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > penitence > impenitence > [noun]

unrepentancec1400

obdurationc1450

unforthinking1483

impenitency1563

obfirmation1592

obduracy1600

irrepentance1607

obdurateness1612

unrepentingness1615

impenitence1624

obdureness1624

obduredness1633

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 39 Thou thinkest me as farre in the diuels booke, as thou and Falstaffe, for obduracie and persistancie.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. ii. 161 He is so constant in his resolutions, that it passes almost to obduracy [It. durezza].

1721 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xvi. 436 To break the Obduracy [Fr. dureté] of my Harden'd and ungrateful Heart.

1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer ix. 221 Some strong native tenderness of heart, some rays of philanthropy, overcome the obduracy contracted by habit.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity I. ii. iv. 186 If Rome at times was courted with promising submissiveness, at others it was opposed with inflexible obduracy.

1881 A. Trollope Ayala's Angel III. xl. 224 There had been an unbending obduracy about Lucy which had been more distasteful to Aunt Emmeline than even Ayala's pert disobedience.

1929 F. Hackett Henry the Eight 145 Charles's hauteur combined German phlegm with Spanish obduracy.

1975 S. J. Perelman Vinegar Puss 116 With an obduracy verging on the imbecile he believed he could pull the chestnuts out of the fire if the investors furnished enough oxygen to keep the curtain up a few days longer.

1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 14/4 The usual traveller's tales of cold coffee, eccentric plumbing, official obduracy and extraordinary kindnesses.

†2. The state of being physically hardened; physical hardness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > state of being hardened

obdurateness1598

obduracy1822

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 658 They [sc. caruncles] are found to acquire the obduracy of a rigid scirrhus.

1899 Science 6 Oct. 488/2 Variations in the composition and obduracy of the rock masses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obduracy
释义	obduracyn. Brit. /ˈɒbdjᵿrəsi/, /ˈɒbdʒᵿrəsi/, U.S. /ˈɑbd(j)ərəsi/ Forms: 1600s obduracie, 1600s– obduracy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obdurate adj., -acy suffix. Etymology: < obdurate adj.: see -acy suffix. Compare earlier obduration n., obdurateness n. Compare also obdurity n. N.E.D. (1902) also gives the pronunciation (ǫ̆bdiū^ə·răsi) /əbˈdjʊərəsɪ/. 1. The state or quality of being obdurate; stubbornness, resistance to all entreaty; persistence in wrongdoing or evil. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > obduracy hardnessOE rigourc1425 induration1493 indurateness1537 induritness1558 obduracy1600 obdurance1606 obdurateness1612 obdureness1624 obduredness1633 obdurity1655 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > insensibility to moral influence clumstheada1340 clumstnessa1340 obduracy1600 obdurateness1612 obdureness1624 obduredness1633 society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > penitence > impenitence > [noun] unrepentancec1400 obdurationc1450 unforthinking1483 impenitency1563 obfirmation1592 obduracy1600 irrepentance1607 obdurateness1612 unrepentingness1615 impenitence1624 obdureness1624 obduredness1633 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 39 Thou thinkest me as farre in the diuels booke, as thou and Falstaffe, for obduracie and persistancie. View more context for this quotation 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. ii. 161 He is so constant in his resolutions, that it passes almost to obduracy [It. durezza]. 1721 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xvi. 436 To break the Obduracy [Fr. dureté] of my Harden'd and ungrateful Heart. 1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer ix. 221 Some strong native tenderness of heart, some rays of philanthropy, overcome the obduracy contracted by habit. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity I. ii. iv. 186 If Rome at times was courted with promising submissiveness, at others it was opposed with inflexible obduracy. 1881 A. Trollope Ayala's Angel III. xl. 224 There had been an unbending obduracy about Lucy which had been more distasteful to Aunt Emmeline than even Ayala's pert disobedience. 1929 F. Hackett Henry the Eight 145 Charles's hauteur combined German phlegm with Spanish obduracy. 1975 S. J. Perelman Vinegar Puss 116 With an obduracy verging on the imbecile he believed he could pull the chestnuts out of the fire if the investors furnished enough oxygen to keep the curtain up a few days longer. 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 14/4 The usual traveller's tales of cold coffee, eccentric plumbing, official obduracy and extraordinary kindnesses. †2. The state of being physically hardened; physical hardness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > state of being hardened obdurateness1598 obduracy1822 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 658 They [sc. caruncles] are found to acquire the obduracy of a rigid scirrhus. 1899 Science 6 Oct. 488/2 Variations in the composition and obduracy of the rock masses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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